PyroIncwouldn't the url be different then. I'd notice something was wrong then

spectre440this definantly isnt good...

there are way to protect one's PC against these types of things, but how does one protect ones router?

The researchers cited surveys that showed half of home router users use the default password or no password on the device, and 95 per cent allow their web browsers to use JavaScript code.

"This means 47.5 per cent of all home users … are effectively leaving themselves open to another attack — allowing attackers to circumvent all known anti-phishing countermeasures," the researchers wrote.

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These are the same kind of people that don't secure their wireless networks

NamesDontMatterResearchers at both Symantec Corp. and the University of Indiana say routers are at risk of highjacking. The research found that router users are succeptable to hijacking of their hardware through malicious code hiding in specially crafted websites that could change settings on the network devices and begin phishing attacks. These attacks are very dangerous to users an example givin by cbc.ca states, "For example, a person could enter the correct address of their bank's website into their web browser but they would be taken to a fake site designed to steal their banking information." The scary thing is that this particular type of attack works on The on all major consumer routers, including routers made by Linksys, Belkin, Netgear and D-Link, but only after a user on that device visited a specially crafted web page for it to work.

Source: cbc.ca

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These are the same kind of people that don't secure their wireless networks